It’s been a while since I last posted anything. I’ve been spending a good bit of time researching some new investments and writing my semi-annual letter to clients. Here are some interesting charts and trends I’ve come across over the past couple of weeks. 1) Rent vs wages – inflation in all the wrong places…
Invest Smart Webinar – April 9th, 2014
Thanks to everyone that attended the webinar today. If you weren’t able to attend live, here’s the replay: (Unfortunately the audio and picture are a little spotty during the first two minutes, so my apologies for that, but it gets better shortly thereafter) -Nick
Good Health, Happiness in Life (and Retirement), and How I’m Looking to Invest in it
I recently read an article about the different “phases” of retirement that people go through and how it affects their happiness, level of activity and spending over time. It noted some studies that discuss who tends to be “happier” in retirement – things like: People that maintain a daily routine tend to be happier in…
Apple & Gold
The large majority of my clients own stock in Apple and gold so I obviously keep a close eye on both. For years these were two of the best performing assets you could own but both fell out of favor last fall. The interesting thing that I’ve noticed is how closely they’ve tracked each other…
Investing & Intuition
I just pulled a book off the shelf to reread that I read back in 2011 called The Intuitive Investor: A Radical Guide for Manifesting Wealth. It’s a really interesting book that focuses on the right-brain side of our thinking. Our left-brain is typically considered our analytical side of thinking while the right-brain is associated…